The Essential Job Interview Handbook will help job seekers prepare effectively for interviews and become familiar with different types of interview questions and styles of interviews.

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Part I Preparation
• Chapter 1 Where to Start?
• Chapter 2 Get Your Stories Straight!
• Chapter 3 Figure Out What Employers Want
• Chapter 4 Rephrase and Reframe
• Chapter 5 Final Preparation: First Impressions
• Part II Types of Questions
• Chapter 6 Ice-Breaker Questions
• Chapter 7 Preliminary Questions
• Chapter 8 Substance Questions
• Chapter 9 Fit Questions
• Chapter 10 Other Questions
• Part III Types of Interviews
• Chapter 11 Phone Screenings: You Are What They Hear
• Chapter 12 HR Screenings: Are You a Match?
• Chapter 13 Recruiter Interviews
• Chapter 14 Behavioral: Let Me See You in Action
• Chapter 15 The Panel: One of Me, So Many of You
• Chapter 16 Bull's-Eye: Meeting With the Hiring Manager
• Chapter 17 Presentations
• Chapter 18 When There's Travel, Meals, Skype, or Assessments
• Part IV Managing Expectations
• Chapter 19 Too Many Cooks and Unclear Job Requirements
• Chapter 20 Watch Your Pride
• Chapter 21 But I'm So Nervous!
• Chapter 22 Other Challenges
• Part V Putting It All Together
• Chapter 23 Closing the Deal
• Chapter 24 Evaluating Your Interview and Processing Feedback
• Chapter 25 Effective Follow-Up (How to Show Interest Without Being a Pest)
• Chapter 26 Negotiating an Offer
• Chapter 27 You're Never Not Looking
• About the Author